Articles tagged with "cbf"
Corinthians Very Close to Lift the Trophy in Copa do Brasil
By Bruno Romani | June 5th, 2008The Timao beat Sport 3-1 in Sao Paulo in the first-leg of Copa do Brasil. A major advantage for the second-match. I must confess. I ...
If Your Club Was a Band, Who Would It Be?
By Bruno Romani | June 3rd, 2008Brazilian magazine Placar came up with a very funny list based on Brazilian clubs. Check it out: Corinthians = Michael Jackson: One of the most popular ...
Botafogo's Defender is Arrested on the Pitch
By Bruno Romani | June 2nd, 2008Náutico received Botafogo at the Aflitos stadium. The match was 1-0 for the locals when Botafogo’s defender André Luís was sent off. Not happy with ...
Brazil 3 - 2 Canada: Fire the Grill
By Bruno Romani | June 1st, 2008Goals Here Watching friendly games of the Brazilian national team is like having non-alcoholic beer. It is beer, but without the buzz. When you put on ...
First Anniversary of Brazil at the Offside!
By Bruno Romani | April 4th, 2008Thank you so much for the support. A year ago, i wrote Bob bitching about the lack of material on Brazilian football. He replied back ...
Excuses
By Bruno Romani | March 31st, 2008Sorry guys, but this week I'll have to be away from the blog. I'll comeback next weekend with the last round of the group stage of ...
Brazil 1 x 0 Ireland: Not Bad
By Bruno Romani | February 7th, 2008It wasn’t a great game. But it wasn’t bad either. Nowadays, breath taking performances are reserved only to when the other team is Argentina and ...
Stadium Collapses: 7 Killed and Over 70 Injured
By Bruno Romani | November 26th, 2007Bahia, traditional club in Brazil, played for série C, the third division of the Campeonato Brasileiro. With the 0-0 draw against Vila Nova from Goiás, ...
2014 WC Will be Brazil!!!
By Bruno Romani | October 30th, 2007Watch Out for overpricing. But it will be fun.
Brazil 0 - 2 Germany
By Bruno Romani | September 30th, 2007It’s sad. But that’s how real champs are formed. Brazil faced Germany today in the final of the women’s World Cup and lost, 2-0. Unlike ...
1 man, 3 matches
By Bruno Romani | September 12th, 2007Three matches to follow in my return to the blog. 1)In China, the Brazilian girls played a bad first-half against New Zeland, but conducted by Marta, ...
Brazilian Stadiums Set for a Makeover by 2014 (+pics)
By Bruno Romani | September 1st, 2007By AJ from Cruzeiro's blog Bruno is away for the week and I'll be holding down the fort until he gets back. I was looking around ...
São Paulo Saves its Ass, Grêmio Doesn't, CBF Saves Flamengo's
By Bruno Romani | August 3rd, 2007Two matches closed the 16th round of the Brasileiro this Thursday. And they both offer a look of what the tournament may be. At the ...
"They were Drunk..."
By Bruno Romani | August 1st, 2007Everybody knows that. But now Ricardo Teixeira, the president of CBF, confirmed the state of the Brazilian squad in the 06 World Cup. The newspaper ...
The Shocking Truth About Brazilian Firms
By Bruno Romani | July 24th, 2007Great British documentary about firms all over the world. The episode about Brazil is scary. This is the truth that the big Brazilian media ignores. This ...
Ricardo Teixeira Elected for Another Term Ahead of CBF
By Bruno Romani | July 16th, 2007A victory on Sunday for Brazilian football, and a loss this Monday. Ricardo Teixeira has been reelected for another 7 years term (!) ahead of CBF. ...
Botafogo's Striker Caugh in Anti-Doping Test
By Bruno Romani | July 8th, 2007The forward Dodô from Botafogo was caught in the anti-doping test he did after the match against Vasco, on June 14th. The test showed he ...
A Round Nobody Watched
By Bruno Romani | June 30th, 2007Today the remaining games of the 8th round of the Brasileirao took place. Yes, a round that started on Thursday ended today, throwing important derbies ...
U-20 WC: Brazil Disappointing...
By Bruno Romani | June 30th, 2007The moment is not a good one to Brazilian football. The transition of generations is hard. Today the U-20 World Cup started, showing some of ...
The Countdown for the Departure of Dunga Has Started!
By Bruno Romani | June 27th, 2007There’s no way around it. In Brazil, football and the economy never do well at the same time. If they do happen, there’s no politics. ...
CBF Did It Again: The Mishandling of Brazilian Football
By Bruno Romani | June 25th, 2007The mishandling of Brazilian football, specially the clubs, by CBF is notorious, but it seems every year they put effort into messing it up. The unattractive Pan-American ...
Generic Versions of Santos and São Paulo Bring Rivalry to the Second Division in the Jungle
By Bruno Romani | June 15th, 2007Amapa, in perspective. Fans and journalists expected 2007 to be another year which Santos and São Paulo would play all finals and win all titles available. ...
Vasco is the new leader in the Brasileirao
By Bruno Romani | June 10th, 2007Another weekend, a new leader. Vasco crushed Grêmio, who was saving its main players for the finals of the Copa Libertadores, with a 4-0 victory ...
Internacional is the King of the Cups in South America
By Bruno Romani | June 8th, 2007Last night, Internacional and Pachuca played the second-leg of the Recopa. The Mexican team held a 2-1 advantage from the first game, and sought to ...
After 23 Years Fluminense Wins a National Title
By Bruno Romani | June 6th, 2007Fluminense visited Figueirense in Floripa and won by 1-0, through Roger. Fluminense is the Champions. Fluminense is in the 2008 edition of Copa Libertadores. Update: 23 years. Time in which ...
Grêmio is the Brazilian runners-up in the Libertadores; Santos is Out!
By Bruno Romani | June 6th, 2007Santos won by 3-1 at the Vila Belmiro, but Grêmio is in the finals! Grêmio scored first with Diego Souza, but Santos came back with Renatinho ...
Brazil's Official Roster for Copa America
By Bruno Romani | June 6th, 2007Now it's official. This is the Brazilian Squad in the Copa America: Goal-Keepers Doni - Roma Helton - Porto Wingers Maicon - Internazionale Daniel Alves - Sevilla Kleber - Santos Gilberto - Hertha ...
Brazil 0 x 0 Turkey: wake me up...
By Bruno Romani | June 5th, 2007Before anything else, it’s clear: Brazil should not be allowed to play friendly matches anymore. They’re lazy, lame, mechanical and dragging. They lack commitment, creativity ...
Brazil 1 x 1 England: Another boring game in the Dunga saga.
By Bruno Romani | June 1st, 2007Another friendly game, ground for boredom, laziness and business. Teams mirror their coaches and this Brazilian team is exactly what Dunga used to be. It ...
Fluminense and Figueirense Just Tie for the 1st Leg of Copa do Brasil's Final
By Bruno Romani | May 31st, 2007Ok, the report is a bit late, but it’s here. I wanted to wait until the highlights were on Youtube. After all, we’re talking about ...
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